ANTENNA RESEARCH AT THE COMMUNICATIONS-RESEARCH CENTER

An overview is presented of the antenna research carried out by the Di rectorate of Antennas and Integrated Electronics (DAIE) of the Communi cations Research Centre (CRC). The antenna research within the DAIE ca n be categorized into two groups: antenna-hardware development and ele ctromagnetic-software development. Recent research in antenna hardware has been focused on printed multi-layer arrays, dielectric-resonator antennas, ferrite antennas, active-circuit integration, and low-loss f eed networks. Research in electromagnetic software includes the develo pment of three-dimensional transmission-line-matrix (TLM) code, and th e application of cellular automata (CA) techniques for the analysis an d modeling of antennas, microwave circuits, and general electromagneti c phenomena, such as scattering. This article concentrates on the ante nna-hardware research and development within the DAIE.